Skid Steer Safety on Pedestrian Surfaces: Work Securely on Grates and Sidewalks by Understanding Your Jobsite Load Capacities

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• Personal Author:
  Fiore MA
• Description:
  Skid steer loaders provide great maneuverabllJty and power within a compact frame, making them useful In urban settings. Many urban property owners, prope.rty management companies, contractors and municipalities use skid steer loaders to dur snow and sweep sidewalks, as well as to complete other landscaping and construction tasks with a variety of attachments. ln urban areas where space ls limited, many property owners try to use all available space- even the areas below sidewalks. Access gtates within sidewalks and or hollow sidewalks (also called vaults) are sometimes created when these areas are utlllzed. Before using a vehicle on any public or private pedestrian way that has hollow sidewalks or sidewalk grates, It Is essential to make sure that the systems In place were designed to support these loads. Older grate and hollow sidewalk systems could be of concern because they might have been built to load capacity requirements that did not take Into consideration certain loads, such as skid steers and other heavy compact equipment. In addition, older grates may have corroded structural supports that are not visible without performing structural Inspections. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Education Engineering Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Mortality Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Occupational Injuries Personal Protective Equipment Safety Staff Development

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• Keywords:
  Accident-analysis Accident-prevention Equipment Design Equipment Maintenance Equipment Operation Equipment Operators Industrial-equipment Industrial-safety Injury-prevention Machine Operation Machine Operators Mortality-data Mortality-rates Occupational-accidents Occupational-hazards Protective-measures Safety-research Training Traumatic-injuries

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• ISSN:
  1552-1281
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Newsletter
• Place as Subject:
  Massachusetts ; OSHA Region 1
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  4
• Issue:
  10
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20052623
• Citation:
  Compact Equip 2005 Oct; 4(10):46,49
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2006
• Performing Organization:
  Massachusetts Department of Public Health
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20010901
• Source Full Name:
  Compact Equipment
• End Date:
  20061031
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/212128/cdc_212128_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 14.16 MB ]